Okay, so once again I must apologize for my crappy-ness with updating the blog! I have no excuse... at all. I am just lazy sometimes!!
Nothing much has happened in the last little while- I have been dabbling in snorkeling, which I never thought I would love in a thousand years (I used to hate sharing my swimming space with fish). I actually do love it though!! It is amazing to see, if the conditions are good. Unfortunately, the last two attempts we made didn't really work out so well! First attempt, we went on a trip to Champagne Bay and Scott's Head. We did get a chance to swim in Champagne Bay which was INCREDIBLE! The volcanoes create these bubbles which are fascinating to swim in. And there's beautiful fish :) The water was a bit murky, so we couldn't see everything. The water at Scott's Head unfortunately was far too rough to swim in. Jenn and Victor (our transport driver) were brave enough to go in, but I hesitated, because at one point the water pushed me back (on my back) across a bed of rocks to shore.. yay... that was fun! We did see a turtle swimming though, which was really cool to see. I want to definitely go back to Scott's Head though! Let's hope the conditions will be better!
Second attempt resulted in pure craziness!! The girls and I (Jenn and Grace) decided that we would try at the "PBH", which is the beach in Picard, where we all live. Conditions again were not ideal! The waves were just HUGE! So what did we do?? As a throwback to our childhood, we decided it would be awesome to ride the waves a little bit.. so I saw this massive wave coming at me, so I swam over to it, turned around, and just let it take me to shore...well, it kinda sucked me down which was totally weird and a bit scary!! For a split second, drowning definitely entered my mind. But I eventually swam back up and decided that my wave adventure was probably over after that one! Just got some watery ears, salt water up my nose, and a great story for the blog! I think Mother Nature reminded me that it was WAY bigger and WAY more powerful than me. Wave: "1", Stefanie: "big fat zero". I think the other girls had a better experience :)
So now I'll "surf away" to another subject (cheesy much??)
As some of you may or may not know (depending on whether you know me personally, or are just snooping on my blog..which is totally cool as long as you don't post creepy nude pictures of yourself or something...and no, that is NOT an invitation to do so..) I volunteer with an organization called InLightIn, which was started by a spouse a while back, who worked with youth back home. It is an after-school activities program for Dominican kids. Basically we play games, do crafts, and just hang out with them. Oh, also, we feed them (which is their fave part I am sure!) Usually we make spaghetti or mac and cheese (which they LOVE!)
This week I am planning on doing a mural with them, which I think they will really enjoy. They have an issue with respecting each other sometimes, so we might make that the theme!!
Here are some pics:
Using the new markers (thanks Mom!!)
Me and one of the little girls:
One of the boys (and Tricia, one of the leaders, in the background):
So that's about all the updates I have!!! Martin is coming home with pizza soon, so I am excited about that, though it won't be as good as the homemade pizza he and Asif made :)
Peace, Love, Happiness (and Pizza),
-Stef xoxo
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